Polyglot Dictionary

sphinx

/sfɛ̃ks/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les sphinx

Meaning

  1. sphinx

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

esfinge

esfinge is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "sphinx."

Portuguese

esfinge

esfinge is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "sphinx."

Practice

1 What does sphinx mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ garde l'entrée de la pyramide.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sphinx?

noun

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